6 Awesome Conky Configs That Just Works

Beautiful Conky configurations have always been an integral part of all kinds of Linux desktop eyecandy. With that in mind, we had featured here before an awesome collection of 13 Conky configs from around the web. Now, its time for a few more. Here are 6 more eyecandy conky configs for your Linux desktop that just works.

How to Install Conky in Ubuntu?

Here is how you install and run the following Conky configs in Ubuntu. First of all, you need to install Conky package. Click here to install Conky in Ubuntu OR simply copy paste the following in Terminal.

Now, extract the downloaded file and copy-paste its contents into ~/.conky/ directory, where ~/ is your home directory.

Finally, to run Conky - NightDrive, copy paste the following command into Terminal.

conky -c ~/.conky/conkyrc

Done. For Conky - NightDrive config to align properly at the bottom of your desktop, you might need to edit its conkyrc file slightly. I had to change the default alignment value of gap_y from -162 to 100 in order to fit this conky config properly in my desktop.